This Are The 3 Main Leading Causes of Poverty in Developing Countries

The “three I’s” — ideology, ignorance, and inertia

Diana G.Pinto,
8 min readFeb 6, 2021
Photo: save the children.in

When we think about the millions of people living under 0,99 cents a day, it often results in inertia built from the perception of hopeless inability to manage it. This leads to insensitivity and disregard for the extremely poor. In summary, it overwhelms us.

What if it would be possible to end poverty by breaking the cycle of poverty?

There are many debates, studies, and programs about poverty.

I chose the insights of those who closely research the problem of extreme poverty from the grassroots.

I went through Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo’s book, Poor Economics, A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, which takes us “step by step” to observe fascinating aspects of human lives under a dollar a day.

All it takes to finish poverty is chlorine, bed nets and good governance of civil society.

You must be thinking, what about corruption, or endless wars, or exploitation, or even climate change effects and Covid-19?

The deal is, it all starts from the bottom: people’s health. If they do not…

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Diana G.Pinto,

Writer and Consultant. Passionate about human and social development. MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies. Nature Lover. diana-gpinto-consultant.com